Southeast

Quick contract ratifications by orchestra musicians in Atlanta and Chicago after short labor stoppages bolster both credits and cast a favorable light on the sector in general, Moody’s said.

Voters across Florida face 11 constitutional amendments next month, and two of them could significantly impact revenues for state and local government budgets.

Louisiana State Representative Jerome "Dee" Richard has initiated the process to call a special session to reconsider Gov. Bobby Jindal's recent budget cuts.

Standard & Poor's lowered its underlying rating on Woodstock, Ga.'s general obligation bonds three notches to A-minus.

Broward County, Fla., hired former Beverly Hills CFO Scott G. Miller as its new chief financial officer.

Gov. Robert Bentley said Alabama would not create a health insurance exchange plan under the federal Affordable Care Act.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to rule on a number of pending motions in Jefferson County, Ala.'s Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Corr V. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, a lawsuit that strikes at MWAA's primary mechanism of repaying more than $2 billion of bond debt.

Alabama's Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority has seen its bonds upgraded to investment grade after S&P determined that revenues are not affected by Jefferson County's bankruptcy.

A proposed restructuring of lease revenue warrants sold by Jefferson County, Ala., in 2006 would not reduce principal or interest payments to investors, according to insurer Ambac Assurance Corp.